{"id":38538,"date":"2022-03-25T01:41:27","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T08:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/?p=38538"},"modified":"2022-03-24T18:57:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T01:57:46","slug":"community-milestones-pikuah-nefesh-award-community-food-program-klein-thompson-wedding-jerusalem-talmud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/2022\/03\/25\/community-milestones-pikuah-nefesh-award-community-food-program-klein-thompson-wedding-jerusalem-talmud\/","title":{"rendered":"Community milestones &#8230; Pikuah Nefesh Award, community food program, Klein-Thompson wedding, Jerusalem Talmud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rabbi Dan Moskovitz, left, Dr. Patricia Daly and Dr. Eric Grafstein <em>(photo from Temple Sholom Twitter)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 26, Temple Sholom awarded community members Dr. <strong>Patricia Daly<\/strong> and Dr. <strong>Eric Grafstein<\/strong> with the Pikuah Nefesh Award (to save a life) for their leadership and dedication to our community throughout the pandemic. Mazel tov to both of them! You can watch the presentation on the synagogue\u2019s YouTube channel, along with the evening\u2019s concert featuring Israeli cellist <strong>Amit Peled<\/strong> performing \u201cJourneys with my Jewishness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-38538 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/2022\/03\/25\/community-milestones-pikuah-nefesh-award-community-food-program-klein-thompson-wedding-jerusalem-talmud\/mar-25-miles-25-kehila-rjds-jfs-open-cupboard-20220222_133511\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mar-25-miles.25.Kehila-RJDS-JFS-open-cupboard-20220222_133511.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-38540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mar-25-miles.25.Kehila-RJDS-JFS-open-cupboard-20220222_133511.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mar-25-miles.25.Kehila-RJDS-JFS-open-cupboard-20220222_133511-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-38540'>\n\t\t\t\tThe community cupboard and fridge at Richmond Jewish Day School.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/2022\/03\/25\/community-milestones-pikuah-nefesh-award-community-food-program-klein-thompson-wedding-jerusalem-talmud\/mar-25-miles-25-kehila-rjds-jfs-open-fridge-20220222_133451\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mar-25-miles.25.Kehila-RJDS-JFS-open-fridge-20220222_133451.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mar-25-miles.25.Kehila-RJDS-JFS-open-fridge-20220222_133451.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mar-25-miles.25.Kehila-RJDS-JFS-open-fridge-20220222_133451-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The pilot of the new <strong>Richmond Jewish Day School <\/strong>(RJDS) and <strong>Kehila Society of Richmond<\/strong> food program to enhance students\u2019 access to healthy and nutritious food is now in progress. With start-up funds provided by <strong>Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver<\/strong> and <strong>TD Bank<\/strong>, once a week, <strong>JFS Vancouver <\/strong>delivers hot meals to RJDS at no cost to the students or their families. In addition, the funds were used to purchase a community fridge and pantry cupboard that will be kept stocked by JFS, Kehila and the <strong>Richmond Food Bank<\/strong>. Students and their families can access healthy snacks, dry goods, fresh produce and meals, during school hours.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38543\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mar-25-miles.25.engage-Klein-IMG_1480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mar-25-miles.25.engage-Klein-IMG_1480.jpg\" alt=\"photo - Aden Klein and Nikki Thompson\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mar-25-miles.25.engage-Klein-IMG_1480.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mar-25-miles.25.engage-Klein-IMG_1480-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aden Klein and Nikki Thompson <em>(photo from their families)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Denise and Wayne Thompson and Gerri and David Klein are thrilled to announce the engagement of their children, <strong>Nikki <\/strong>and <strong>Aden<\/strong>. A fall wedding is planned.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38539\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38539\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mar-25-miles.25.Paul-and-Pamela-Austin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mar-25-miles.25.Paul-and-Pamela-Austin.png\" alt=\"photo - Paul and Pamela Austin \" width=\"600\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mar-25-miles.25.Paul-and-Pamela-Austin.png 600w, https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mar-25-miles.25.Paul-and-Pamela-Austin-300x279.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul and Pamela Austin <em>(photo from CFHU)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <strong>Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University<\/strong> recently announced a transformative gift to establish the <strong>Pamela and Paul Austin Research Centre on Aging<\/strong> at the Centre for Computational Medicine at the faculty of medicine of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>The Pamela and Paul Austin Research Centre on Aging will implement an approach to combating disease by integrating computational data analysis into medical research and practice, and by preparing the next generation of computation-science-trained doctors and researchers. It will bring together leading researchers to leverage the power of data-driven analyses, applying computational methods to study and help combat a variety of age-related diseases, including Alzheimer\u2019s and Parkinson\u2019s; pain; psychiatric disorders; genetic disorders; congenital impairment; immune and inflammatory diseases; cardiovascular aging, and the effects of aging on cancer, osteoarthritis, pulmonary disease and metabolic disease.<\/p>\n<p>The Centre for Computational Medicine and its research programs are specifically designed to enable data information flow and collaborative interdisciplinary research efforts with the most advanced equipment and a disease modeling unit, all in proximity to a major medical centre.<\/p>\n<p>Globally, the number of people over the age of 60 is soon expected to outnumber children under the age of 5. As life expectancy rises, so does the prevalence of age-associated diseases, posing a central challenge to healthcare systems worldwide. The gift from the Austins will go beyond the centre, establishing scholarship opportunities for students and an annual lecture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A new edition of the <strong>Jerusalem Talmud <\/strong>is now available in <strong>Sefaria<\/strong>\u2019s free library of Jewish texts \u2013 available on <a href=\"http:\/\/sefaria.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sefaria.org<\/a> and the Sefaria iOS and Android apps.<\/p>\n<p>The Jerusalem Talmud, also known as the Talmud Yerushalmi or Palestinian Talmud, is the sister text to the better-known Babylonian Talmud. It was compiled in Israel between the third and fifth centuries from oral traditions. Like the Babylonian Talmud, the Jerusalem Talmud is a textual record of rabbinic debate about law, philosophy, and biblical interpretation, structured as a commentary on the Mishnah. However, a language barrier (it is written in a different dialect of Aramaic), reduced elaboration, and complex structure can make it difficult to study.<\/p>\n<p>The new Jerusalem Talmud on Sefaria includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete English translation,<\/li>\n<li>Fully vocalized text to assist learners in reading the distinctive Aramaic dialect,<\/li>\n<li>Extensive interlinking to the Bible, Babylonian Talmud and other works, providing connections that help with understanding the work and placing it in context,<\/li>\n<li>Topic tagging, so searches on Sefaria will surface references from the Jerusalem Talmud,<\/li>\n<li>Six of the standard Hebrew commentaries included in the Vilna edition of the Talmud available and linked on Sefaria, including Korban HaEdah, Penei Moshe, Mareh HaPanim and others,<\/li>\n<li>Standardized organization of the different published formats of the Jerusalem Talmud so readers can more easily find their place in the text.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The only fully extant manuscript of the Jerusalem Talmud was set down by Rabbi Jehiel ben Jekuthiel Anav in 1289, which formed the base for the first printing in Venice by Daniel Bomberg in 1524. Sefaria has manuscript images from both of these editions visible in the resource panel, to see the original format of the texts alongside the modern, digital version.<\/p>\n<p>The English translation of the Yerushalmi was completed in 2015 by Heinrich Guggenheimer, a mathematician who also published works on Judaism. He spent the last 20 years of his life working on translating the Jerusalem Talmud. With his blessing, Sefaria approached his publisher, de Gruyter GmbH, who agreed to partner on this open access version of Guggenheimer\u2019s historic work. Guggenheimer passed away on March 4, 2021, at the age of 97.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rabbi Dan Moskovitz, left, Dr. Patricia Daly and Dr. Eric Grafstein (photo from Temple Sholom Twitter) On Feb. 26, Temple Sholom awarded community members Dr. Patricia Daly and Dr. Eric Grafstein with the Pikuah Nefesh Award (to save a life) for their leadership and dedication to our community throughout the pandemic. 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